Description: This western man wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and golden. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired her part-time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Oriel was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Cook; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Myev was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She tends to her Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and balancing her hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, PTSD, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Hlin was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Andram grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Servant does. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his red robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Pelaios was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. After a long history of fighting, Pelaios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a black scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shaena's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 cp. Star rose quartz (40 gp).